139Recovery of amounts paid out of fund

139 Recovery of amounts paid out of fund (1) This section applies if an amount is paid out of an environment protection fund to undertake: (a) actions in the event of an environmental emergency; or (b) works for the remediation of environmental harm; or (c) works for the rehabilitation of the environment; or (d) works for the protection of the environment. Environment Protection Act 2019 142 (2) The CEO may recover the amount expended from the environment protection fund from the person who was responsible for: (a) the environmental emergency; or (b) the environmental harm that required the remediation works; or (c) the need for the rehabilitation works; or (d) the action that resulted in the need for environment protection. (3) The amount may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Territory. (4) Any amount recovered under this section must be paid into the environment protection fund from which the expenditure was made.